Swimming suit



Des, m N35 M e. MONROE SWIMMING SUIT iled Oct. 11, 1933 Patented Dec. 1!), 1935 tonnes SWIMMING SUIT Mayer G. Monroe, Portland, reg., assignor to Jantzen Knitting Mills, Portland, Oreg.

Application (letober 11, 1933, Serial No. 693,087

2 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in swimming suits and has for its primary object the provision of an improved swimming suit which is readily adjustable to the peculiarities of the form and shape of different individuals.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a swimming suit of the character indicated, cut low in the back, especially adapted for female wear and so constructed and arranged as to be nicely adjusted to a smooth and comfortable fit to the body of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a swimming suit of the character indicated which is capable of economical production and highly efficient in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which Fig. 1 is a front view of a swimming suit constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 an enlarged partial rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 a partial section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 a partial section taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing comprises a body I0, which may be of the usual knitted material, constructed in any desired or usual manner, and provided with the usual lower skirt portion II.

The said body is cut or shaped quite low in 'the back and in the form of a wide, downwardly concave curve, the upper rear edge thereof being provided with a wide hem forming tunnels !2, as indicated. Two spaced upward extensions l3 are provided at the front, which is cut relatively high as shown, the opposite sides of the low cut back edge merging smoothly and tangentially as indicated into the outer sides or edges of the extensions l3, and the tunnels l2 extending from the central rear portion up to the outer edges of the extensions 13.

Shoulder straps M are attached as shown to the upper ends of the front body extensions l3 and are adapted and arranged to extend thence over the shoulders of the wearer and downwardly outside of the back portion of the body ii) to slidably engage rings 15 attached as shown by loop straps l6 at the waist portion of the rear of the body Ill. The ends of the shoulder straps l4 extend outwardly from the rings and pass through suitable belt straps H at the sides of the body If] at substantially the same level as the rings l5, said shoulder strap ends Hi passing thence forwardly around the waist portion of the body member and being knotted or other- 5 wise secured at the front to constitute a belt for the swimming suit, as indicated in Fig. 1.

The suit is also provided with a trunk member is of any suitable knitted material, provided with the usual short leg portions 19 and 10 secured around its upper edge to the inner waist portion of the body in by means of lines of stitching 26, as best shown in Fig. 3.

A suitable draw string 2! is arranged in each of the tunnels i2, each draw string being anchored at its forward end to the corresponding body extension i3, having its rear end protruding freely through the rear end of the corresponding tunnel E2. The rings l5 are connected to each other by a transverse nonelastic strap 22 as shown.

By this arrangement a construction is provided by means of which the suit may be quickly and nicely adjusted to the peculiarities of the form or figure of each individual wearer. In adjusting 25 the suit, the same is first placed in position on the body of. the wearer in the usual manner, with the draw strings 2| loose. Then by adjusting the draw strings the upper rear body portion may be nicely and smoothly adjusted and fitted snugly to the body of the wearer, whereupon the draw strings are tied in a bow and tucked into the interior of the body member. The adjustment thus effected may be maintained as long as the suit is worn by the same wearer and will be found to maintain a perfect fit. When the suit is placed on the body of the wearer the shoulder straps M are passed over the shoulders and through the rings 55 and straps I I, as indicated in 2, the front ends of the straps i l being then brought to the front of the wearer and there knotted to constitute a belt, as indicated in Fig. 1.

As will be noted, the top edges of the trunk member I8 are attached all around to the body member H3 at the waist portion thereof, and the rings l5 being attached to the outer rear portion of the body member are in effect thus attached to the rear top edge of the trunk member i8, so that tension on the shoulder straps I4 is transmitted to the top edges of the trunk member l 8 at both front and rear, thereby nicely adjusting said trunk member to the body of. the wearer. The sliding connection between the shoulder straps M, the rings l5, and the belt straps 5'! permits of this adjustment and also 55 permits perfect freedom of movement of the wearer during swimming or diving. The reinforcing strap 22, connecting the rings l5, serves to relieve the fabric of the rear portion of the body In from all strain when the ends of the shoulder straps are thus tightened, thereby insuring perfect fit and preventing stretching and distortion of the body member at the rear.

While the preferred form of construction for carrying the invention into effect has been illustrated and described, this is capable of modification and variation without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is therefore not desired to limit the patent to the precise details disclosed but to include also therein such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 7

1. A swimming suit comprising a body memher; a trunk member constituting the lower portion of said body member; loops on the outside of said body member adjacent the waist portion of the rear thereof; two separate shoulder straps attached to the top front portion of the body member and having their ends free and slidably engaging said loops; and a non-yielding member connecting said loops independent of. said body member.

2. A swimming suit comprising a body member; a. trunk member constituting the lower portion of said body member; loops on the outside of said body member adjacent the waist portion of the rear thereof; belt straps on said body at substantially the same level as said loops; two separate shoulder straps attached to the top front portion of the body member and having their ends free and slidably engaging said loops and belt straps and extending to the front to form a belt; and a non-yielding connection in the form of a strap extending between said loops on the outside of and independent of said body member. an

MAYER G. MONROE. 

